Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Customer Support Information | 3 | 4 |
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Entertainment &Media Industry Glossary | 11 | 22 |
| INTRODUCTION | 33 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 35 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE ENTERTAINMENT &MEDIA INDUSTRY | 39 | 33 |
| 1) Introduction to the Entertainment &Media Industry | 40 | 2 |
| 2) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality/TVs are Internet Ready | 42 | 2 |
| 3) DVR Market Evolves/Time-Shifting Hurts Advertisers | 44 | 1 |
| 4) Apple s iPod Revitalizes the Music Industry/Sony, Amazon and MySpace Follow Suit | 45 | 2 |
| 5) Internet Film and TV Content Grows/Netflix Evolves to Focus on Online Delivery | 47 | 2 |
| 6) Casino Expansion Underway in Select Locations | 49 | 2 |
| 7) New Platforms Revolutionize Electronic Games/Microsoft s New Kinect Raises the Standard | 51 | 1 |
| 8) Radio Via IP Grows/The Era of Digital Radio Begins | 52 | 1 |
| 9) Reality TV Dominates Broadcast Programming/Falling Ratings Force Networks to Find New Ways to Distribute Content | 53 | 1 |
| 10) Cable and Satellite TV Lose Subscribers to Free Internet Options | 54 | 1 |
| 11) Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Go Mass Market | 55 | 1 |
| 12) TV over IP Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market | 56 | 1 |
| 13) TV over IP TV Networks, Cable Companies and Web Sites Converge | 56 | 1 |
| 14) Television Ads Evolve to Face New Challenges | 57 | 2 |
| 15) High-Definition Grows HDTV and Blu-ray DVDs/3-D TV Disappoints | 59 | 1 |
| 16) Movie Attendance Falls/Film Companies Innovate with 3-D, Digital Projection and Enhanced Cinema Experiences | 60 | 2 |
| 17) China and India Expand Film and TV Production Activity | 62 | 1 |
| 18) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Subscribers Worldwide | 63 | 1 |
| 19) Entertainment-Based Retailing, including Power Towns | 64 | 1 |
| 20) Video Via Cellphone and Mobile TV Slowly Gain Subscribers | 64 | 1 |
| 21) Newspapers and Magazines Face Difficult Times | 65 | 2 |
| 22) Kindle, Tablets like iPad and Smartphones like iPhone Deliver Entertainment/eBook Sales Soar | 67 | 1 |
| 23) Virtual Worlds Open Up New Revenue Sources | 68 | 1 |
| 24) 3-D Games Open New Opportunities/Some Safety Concerns Arise | 69 | 1 |
| 25) Multi-Player Gaming (MMORPGs) is Strong Worldwide | 69 | 1 |
| 26) Online Play/Social Gaming on the Rise | 70 | 1 |
| 27) Apple Rules in Apps/Android Plays Catch-up | 71 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 ENTERTAINMENT &MEDIA INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 72 | 16 |
| Entertainment &Media Industry Overview | 73 | 1 |
| Estimated U.S. Information &Entertainment Sector Revenues by NAICS Code: 2007-2011 | 74 | 1 |
| Personal Consumption Expenditures for Recreation, U.S.: 1990-2010 | 75 | 1 |
| U.S. Magazine Advertising Revenue &Pagesfor PIB Measured Magazines: 1960-2011 | 76 | 1 |
| Periodical Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 77 | 1 |
| Newspaper Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 78 | 1 |
| Book Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue, Inventories &Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 79 | 1 |
| Television Broadcasting:Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2011 | 80 | 1 |
| Cable &Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2011 | 81 | 1 |
| Motion Picture &Sound Recording Industries:Estimated Revenue &Inventories, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 82 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.:2004-2011 | 83 | 1 |
| Internet Publishing &Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers &Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue &Expenses,U.S. 2007-2011 | 84 | 1 |
| Radio Networks, Radio Stations, Television Broadcasting &Cable &Other Subscription Programming: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 85 | 1 |
| Estimated Export Revenue for Information Sector Firms, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 86 | 1 |
| Employment in Selected Entertainment &Media Occupations, U.S.:May 2010 | 87 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT ENTERTAINMENT &MEDIA INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 88 | 42 |
| Chapter 4 THE ENTERTAINMENT 400:WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 130 | 437 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 131 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 133 | 10 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 143 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 147 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 151 | 1 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 152 | 11 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 163 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE ENTERTAINMENT 400 | 166 | 401 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 567 | 1 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 568 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 570 | 31 |
